May 11, 2001

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Suzanne Ernst (702) 889-8426

Regents' Committee Picks Four Finalists for CCSN Presidency

LAS VEGAS -- A committee of the Nevada Board of Regents today selected four finalists for consideration as the next president of the state's largest community college.

The Regents' ad hoc CCSN Presidential Search Committee, which is chaired by Doug Seastrand of Las Vegas, announced the selection of the following four candidates:

• Dr. Jack E. Daniels, President, Central College, Houston Community College System (Houston, Texas)
  
• Dr. Shirley A. Reed, President, South Texas Community College (McAllen, Texas)
  
• Dr. Ronald Remington, President, Great Basin College (Elko, Nevada)
  
• Dr. Mary S. Spangler, President, Los Angeles City College (Los Angeles, California)
  

"We were presented with an exceptional slate of candidates and we had a tough choice to make," said Seastrand of the committee's decision to narrow the candidates from 11 to four. "We felt that all four finalists could do well as the next president of CCSN and we look forward to meeting them during their campus visits next week."

Starting Monday, May 14, the candidates will start a three-day whirlwind tour of the CCSN campuses as well as meet with Regents, faculty, students and community members. The finalists will be interviewed by the Board of Regents on May 16 in the Las Vegas System office. The interviews will start at 8:30 a.m.

The 20-member joint committee, which consists of a seven-member Regents' committee and a 13-member institutional advisory committee, met today to discuss the references of the 11 candidates who were selected on May 4.

In addition to Seastrand, members of the Board committee include Regents Jill Derby, Thalia Dondero (ex-officio), Linda Howard, Howard Rosenberg, Steve Sisolak and Tom Wiesner.

For nearly 30 years, the Community College of Southern Nevada has educated the work force that is the foundation of the region's dynamic economic development. Featuring three main campuses and 50 academic centers in four counties, CCSN enrolls more than 35,000 students in 70 career programs--nearly equal to the combined student body of Nevada's two universities.

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